Sprim-saddletree



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. H. BOYD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND'.

SPRING-SADDLETREE.

Specification of Letters Patent No To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J. H. BOYD, of Baltimore city and county and State of Mary land, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring-Saddletrees; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in contructing saddle-trees substantially as will be hereinafter described.

In the annexed drawings; Figure l, represents a perspective view of the tree with its parts connected. Fig. 2, represents a form of spring that may be used.

In the gures, A, A, represent the body of the tree, which may be made in any of the known ways or forms, said body being provided with the ordinary head piece or gullet O. In addition to the gullet C, I provide the body with another head piece or gullet marked D. This head piece D, is made yielding by being secured to the body by means of two metallic springs (E) as is clearly shown in Fig. l. The springs E, are made in the form shown in Fig. l, one end being irmly secured to the body and the other to the head piece or gullet.

B, B, represent the straining web which secured as is seen to the yielding head piece D, and to the rear of the body. Vhen weight or pressure is placed upon the straining web, the gullet yields by virtue of the springs (E) and an easy spring seat is thusformed. Then the straining web is relieved of this pressure, the head piece or gullet D, returns to its former position and the straining web is tightenedl and kept in proper form and shape.

. 25,485, dated September 20, 1859.

The gullet D may be secured to the body by means of two springs, one on either side, or the said gullet may be formed in one piece as shown in Fig. 2, with spring sides, so that it .will yield properly when necessary.

The advantages which this tree possesses are: First, it is simple in its construction; second, it is so constructed that it comes in contactwith neither the horse nor rider, and therefore cannot hurt (the complaint of all spring` trees now in use) 3 fourth, there is no more work or trouble in making a saddle on this tree than on any tree without springs; therefore it will not be as expensive as other spring trees; fifth, a saddle can be made on this tree as neatly as can be made on any tree without springs; sixth, it gives a nice, regular, and desirable action to the seat of the saddle, and therefore great comfort to the rider; seventh, the web, the cross straining, the seat cloth, and the cover all yield alike, and by this arrangement they are all returned to their proper position after being strained or stretched, by the weight of the rider.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters is- The employment of the double head or gullet plates O, and D, when the front head or gullet D, is connected to the body of the tree by means of springs E, E, in such a manner that when the straining web is attached to said head and to the back of the tree a spring seat will be formed substantially as set forth.

J. H. BOYD.

lVitnesses O. M. ALEXANDER, T. H. ALEXANDER. 

